Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-19
BEULAlTS WEDDING-DAY.

shghtcd. Among them was a striking.
looking man in handsome coat that in
It's length and breadth of shoulder lis fun
eulis and fur collar, gave him something
OF Russian aspect. lie was handsome,
elegant, and about 30 years of age.
Been to the wedding, Mrs. CrosbyY
said one. "And did it not go OH wcllf
And was the bride as pretty ANA the groom
MS unimportaut as usual? \ man is never
60 entirely overlooked as at hi, own wed.
ding, unless, indeed, his mother is there tc
wonder why so Cine fellow chose such 8
girl.
"IIc, he" laughed Mrs. Crosby. 'cWbat.
man you are for jokes Mr.. Fonton.
Well his mother wasn't there, l assure
You, Tor she must be too old TO get about
II she living. Hes 80 / ana told Tc
think OF woman of - accepting such au
old creature"
But he's rich, said Bonifacc. "ShcU
be darling widow i'm a wear or so. one
ot our bellies, sir, addressing the stranger.
oil whom We have spoken. "Aliss Beulal
Blair DIR. Blairs only daughter. as pretty
young lady as the suu shines on. "
Every one at the table noticed the efran.
gers lace rs this communication fcll on
his ear. Ills uddy color faded. his ewes
dllatcd; he sat there Gs white rs though
Smitien w,;k 1c@tk, for moment he did
not speak.
The blood rushed back tohis face finally. /
lie lifted the glass AZ hi, plate in the air. 7
y health 10 the bride, lac cried. land /
long life to the bridegroom"
They drank the toast. one or two OF
them forming the opinion that this fur
coated stranger was some Great traccCtan f.
who had resolved TO astonish them.
They dispersed away TO their ownGutics
or pleasures when the meal was over. lie.
assembled TO the room 10 which his LUGGAGE .
had been carried. Ills sudden pallor had .
been no actors trick. The blood had for .
sakcn his check at The bidding of a terrible
emotion. From distant lands. where hs (
had tollcd Tor nine long years 90 Win fame
and fortune, he had returned crowned with
success, TO marry precisely this Buun
l}lalr-lhls bride of the old man of SO. .
She had vowed herself TO him. worn Diff.
ring written TO him tcudcrcst of love
letters and Tilted him at last. that is iI .
these people spoke the truth. lie i~uot
one to 20 away without making sure there
was no mistake bout that. Nrppiug
himself up in his fur coat hc staiked out
of the house into the long village stree,
and took his way TO the Wcll-ku0Wu spot.
the garden gate from which years before
DIR. Blair had hidden him depart, rcpr0aCA.
ing him for his audacity i'm c1urtiug lis
only daughtcr-he poor and young, ard
without prospects But She had met him
in the bit of woodland they knew SD we'll
and vowed fidelity Was this The end Of
1t all?
So it seemed. The house was all ablazc
with light, and approaching The low win
dows which opened on the garden she saw
her-Beulah, his Ben.al, as lie had SO
often called her.
She stood there in her bridal dress. hcr
rich veil falling to her feet. shading bat
not concealing her lovely face and Aau
and the exquisite outline of her figure.
Returning TO the hotel nc wrote Il long
and bitter letter. full of rcproacho, aAd AZ
sarcasm, posted i. and paid his bin. be-
fore daylight the handsome stranger had
eft the town behind him. IIc sought in
travel the peace which no man ever yet
found save in his own heart.
He remained away five years. Az Tx
End of that time he returned. He had lett |
his home-thc home to which DE hal
hoped 10 return with his bridc-iust as 10
lad been arranged merely locking .rd
barring windows and doors There was %
cttcrboX at the entrance, and papers had
)ecn thrust from without. for hc had lci
10 address behind him
Turning these over with careless hand
nc came 10 one addressed i'm Beulahs writ
ne. How well he knew IT, She had then
eplicd to his letter. With trembling
land he tore it open and read these words.
DEAR ARCHIBALD: Yes, always dear to me.
lad deserved your reproachc- ] should NOS
married 10 a woman ~ fortune AND ttlr.u
German countess. / believed tutIl. married
whom they chose 10 give me 3D.. ] tnDught my
'ld husband kind and worthy. Tie died slu-
cnly week after our wedding uHN. aud iu uI-
cSk ] found your letters. which uc bad pure
Oincd and sccretcd. and also proof az tnc COM
piracy by which ne had forced me 10 believe
on were married 10 another. shall strive 90
orgiyc him, tut do not know that DO Will Dee ia
ny power. Your unhappy BLJLAu.
The date was that of nearly five years
,ciore. Even at that period he had loved
Ter still, but he had so carefully taught
himself TO despise and hate her that the
etter seemed at first TO have no effect upon
lim
The train bore him swiftly TO Great
The old stage carried him
o the hotel. 1t was dinner time Again
he ailabe landlord sat at the head OF his
able lie recognized his guest a. once.
Great Mumpington does not change
much, sir, he said, There was q we'd.
ling here the day you spent with u.s. DO
'ou remember DIR. Blair's daughter
married rich man of SOL Well, sir, Lc
lied within a week, and in looking over
MS papers they found something that
proved him rascal. The brides father
vas in the affair. 1t was q mystery 10 us
Ill. But the lady showed great spirit
She refused TO touch q penny Of old Rob
nets money, and she las also left her
athers house Since then She has sup
'orted herself By sewing. She lives in q
title two-roomCd house on the West road,
rear the Eagle Rock I'm afraid her life
S n hard one.
Later Archibald Barton walked in the f,
along the road that ran past
Eagle Rock lie knew the lit ic two
oomcd cottage well. a LIGHT burned
within. Across the lower paucs of the
window hung n white muslin curtain.
Approaching, he looked over the top 81
md saw n woman bending over some +
lccdlework 1t was Beulah fair head.
The simplicity of lis arrangement only
iddcd 10 the beauty Of her splendid hair. d